109: The Sword Soul Realm has ended, and the Tang family's end is nigh!

Time passed little by little.

There was no sun or moon in the Secret Realm, so one could only estimate by feeling.

After about half a day, Lu Yu’s spiritual power recovered by 20-30%, and his injuries stabilized.

He stood up, stretched his limbs, and felt much better.

The Sword Heart Illuminating Clarity Realm greatly increased his control over his body, and his recovery speed was much faster than before.

He walked to the edge of the platform and looked down.

Burial Sword Mountain was still filled with dense Sword Qi, but it seemed to lack a trace of its previous ferocity.

He tried to sense Lin Wanqiu’s location. That girl was in a relatively peaceful area of Sword Intent halfway up the mountain. Her aura was stable, as if she was in deep meditation, probably comprehending the Dao of the sword, with no danger.

Feeling relieved, Lu Yu began to ponder the changes in his own body.

Sword Heart Illuminating Clarity goes without saying; that kind of meticulous insight into all things of the Dao of the sword was like having a Heavenly Eye.

Now, when he saw the Sword Qi flowing around Xiao Wuqing as he meditated, he could vaguely discern the trajectory of his Ruthless Sword Intent and a few subtle points that could be optimized.

Of course, this was just ‘seeing’; to truly break it or give guidance would require corresponding strength and deeper comprehension.

And the Grand Void Sword Heart was even more miraculous.

His thoughts sank slightly, and he introspected within himself.

His heart beat powerfully, and in the center of the ventricle, a needle-tip sized point, yet seemingly containing infinite space, quietly floated.

That was the entrance to the grand void sword realm, tiny but stable.

The immortal slaying sword, immortal trapping sword, as well as the fenyue sword and Chixia Sword, had all been taken into his grand void sword realm. At this moment, they quietly floated in that peculiar space, their sword bodies enveloped in a faint silver glow, seemingly absorbing the Grand Void Qi spontaneously.

He could feel that the spirituality of the four swords was gradually increasing, slowly but steadily.

“Ignoring space, where the heart goes, the sword follows...”

Lu Yu silently recited, trying to control it more precisely.

With a thought, he locked onto a protruding rock ten feet away on the other side of the platform.

Swish!

The tip of the immortal slaying sword silently emerged half an inch from inside that rock, then retracted.

The entire process took less than a breath, with no spiritual power fluctuations or whooshing sound, as if the sword tip had merely briefly manifested at that coordinate.

“Amazing...”

Lu Yu was secretly astonished himself; this was simply a divine skill for ambushing... ah, no, for launching a surprise attack!

The consumption was neither too much nor too little.

At this stage, he couldn't use it as he pleased.

Next, he turned his attention to his glabella.

The pure black light that had merged into it now seemed completely silent, without any perceptible fluctuations or energy emission, as if it didn't exist at all.

But Lu Yu knew it was there, and with the keenness of his Sword Heart Illuminating Clarity, he could vaguely sense that deep within this black light, there seemed to be an extremely tiny, yet unimaginably high-essence 'Sword' True Intent.

That feeling was not like the ferocity of Demon Sword Immortal's slaughter obsession; instead, it had a purity that seemed to have shed all extravagance and returned to its original state.

“Demon Sword Immortal... what exactly did he leave behind?”

Lu Yu had this question again. It was quiet and harmless, but Lu Yu always felt that this thing was not that simple.

While he was pondering, footsteps came from behind him.

It was Xiao Wuqing.

He recovered faster than Xie Lingfeng and the others and could move freely, though his face was still a bit pale.

“Junior Brother Lu.”

Xiao Wuqing walked up to him, looking at the vast Sword Valley below.

“What are your plans next? The Secret Realm won't close for several more days.”

Lu Yu collected his thoughts and smiled: “Heal my injuries, and then... explore. Burial Sword Mountain is so big; besides the peak, there should be some good things in other places, right, Brother Xiao?”

“I need to find a place with pure Sword Intent to consolidate what I've gained this time,” Xiao Wuqing said calmly.

“Fighting that obsession and clashing with Tang Jia Third Young Master and the others also touched my Dao of the sword.”

Lu Yu nodded.

Lu Yu stayed at the top of Burial Sword Mountain for another few days. The Sword Intent at the mountain peak was naturally very rich. Cultivating here and comprehending Sword Intent continuously strengthened his Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent.

As for the Legacies remaining in the Sword Soul Secret Realm, Lu Yu didn't think much of them. He was a Divine Son of the Heavenly Evolution Immortal Sect himself; what kind of Legacy couldn't he obtain?

Absorbing these Sword Intents at the mountain peak was the greatest harvest.

On the last day, Lu Yu went to Lin Wanqiu, who was halfway up the mountain.

That girl had gained a lot from her comprehension; the Sword Qi around her body had condensed significantly. Although she hadn't fully comprehended a complete Sword Intent yet, her Sword Intent had already taken initial shape, and her eyes had become sharper.

As the ten-day limit approached, all survivors were enveloped by a gentle yet irresistible spatial force. Their vision blurred, and when they opened their eyes again, they were back in the open space between the two giant skeletons behind the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect.

Fifty people went in, but only a dozen or so came out. The rest had already left earlier via Jade Slips. Those who came out at this time were all injured, and the atmosphere was solemn.

However, those who made it out alive had significantly sharper auras than when they entered, clearly having gained a lot.

The Elders of each sect immediately stepped forward to greet their Disciples, inquire about the situation, and distribute Medicinal Pills for healing.

When everything that happened at the mountain peak, especially the appearance of the Demon Sword Immortal's slaughter obsession, and Tang Jia Third Young Master's collusion with Demonic Domain Cultivators to seize the obsession and ambush the Disciples of various sects, was successively recounted by Lu Yu, Xiao Wuqing, Xie Lingfeng, and others, the entire Heavenly Sword Divine Sect square immediately erupted.

“What? That brat from the Tang Family dared to collude with the Demonic Domain?!”

“slaughter obsession? That's a fierce entity that can bring chaos to a region! What does the Demonic Domain want to do with it?”

“Damn it! My Disciples were heavily injured by those Demonic Brats' sneak attack and almost couldn't make it out!”

Waves of anger almost overturned the square.

Colluding with the Demonic Domain is an absolute red line in the Human Race Cultivation world, especially in such a major event involving an ancient fierce entity.

The Tang Family's leading Elder's face turned green, and he hurriedly tried to explain: “Everyone! Everyone, listen to me! That child, Third Young Master, must have been deceived by the Demonic Domain Fiends! He's young and ignorant...”

“Deceived?”

A hot-tempered Elder from Purple Cloud Divine Palace sneered and interrupted.

“Bringing five Demonic Domain Soul Transformation Sword Cultivators into the Secret Realm, and even carrying a spatial treasure that can hold living beings, is that being deceived? This was premeditated!”

“I think the Tang Family has long harbored ill intentions!” The Fentian Sacred Valley Elder's voice boomed like a bell.

“This matter must be thoroughly investigated!”

The white-bearded Grand Elder of the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect looked solemn. He first asked Lu Yu, Xiao Wuqing, and others for detailed battle information.

Especially about Tang Jia Third Young Master using a black Sword Talisman to activate the obsession, and finally using a Teleportation Talisman to escape. He also examined the Storage Ring Lu Yu provided, which was taken from Tang Jia Third Young Master's severed finger.

Although the evidence was not irrefutable, under the unanimous testimony of the Disciples from various sects, coupled with Tang Jia Third Young Master's desertion and guilty conscience, the Tang Family's suspicion could no longer be cleared.

“Elder Tang.”

The white-bearded Grand Elder looked at the ashen-faced Tang Family Elder, his voice devoid of emotion.

“For this matter, your Tang Family must give an explanation to the fellow Daoists of the Seven Domains. Before the truth is ascertained, everyone from the Tang Family present is not allowed to leave.”

This was house arrest.

The Tang Family Elder wanted to say something more, but seeing the cold gazes of the surrounding Elders from various sects, and the implicit formation that had him surrounded, he ultimately bowed his head in despair, knowing that the tide had turned against them.

The storm did not subside there.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the Heavenly Sword Domain.

The Tang Family was not a large Family, merely having some renown in the Heavenly Sword Domain, specifically in the Ningzhou region.

After all, with no Body Integration Stage Old Ancestor in the Family, wishing to be famous throughout an entire Domain was quite wishful thinking.

So, not many people cared about the Tang Family's ultimate fate.